Red Mansion Taoist

Chapter 250 Discovery
The Supreme Emperor returned to the Daming Palace and lay back in his usual position.

At this time, a young eunuch came to him and presented a note.

He took the note and glanced at it, surprise flashed in his eyes. The note said that the East Palace had disposed of all the eunuchs today.

If it were normal times, the Supreme Emperor would probably think that Emperor Jingwen was purging the spies around him when he saw this note.

But as soon as the Supreme Emperor left the Daming Palace, such a big thing happened in the East Palace, which forced him to think more.

"You all should stand down!" the Supreme Emperor said calmly.

Except for Dai Quan, all the other eunuchs retired.

The Supreme Emperor handed the note in his hand to Dai Quan and closed his eyes in deep thought.

Dai Quan read the note and was also surprised by what happened in the East Palace.

"Did something happen that we don't know about?" Dai Quan hesitated and said.

Jia Qiang's identity is like a fuse. If this fuse is really ignited and Jia Qiang really knows her identity, the Supreme Emperor will worry that he will not be able to suppress Jia Qiang's thoughts.

"Go and find out who has approached this cabinet, and then find out who has been to the East Palace?" the Supreme Emperor ordered Dai Quan.

The Supreme Emperor has always had great control over the palace, but now that such a big thing has happened in the East Palace, but he has not received any information about the reasons, he has to have bad thoughts.

Six eunuchs stepped forward and pressed He Ye down, took out a rope and tied him up.

"Pull him outside and keep beating him!" Dai Quan then ordered.

Jia Qiang has the record of being able to break through 100,000 Tatars with five hundred soldiers. Such a terrifying existence can only be comforted, not an enemy.

He has always been very careful in what he does, and the items he places are arranged in some way.

This also shows that Dai Quan hates him to the extreme, otherwise the implicit meaning of beating him to death would be to say how many sticks he would hit, implying that the eunuch holding the stick would know how to start.

Judging from Jia Qiang's consistent performance, Jia Qiang is a happy-go-lucky person. She may have a desire for power, but she lacks the greed for power that a normal official has.

Although the whereabouts of the young eunuch He Ye were hidden because all the eunuchs in the East Palace were killed, there were many eunuchs and maids who saw him along the way. Unless the East Palace killed all the eunuchs and maids in the palace, otherwise It is impossible to hide He Ye's whereabouts 100%.

The Supreme Emperor still had some concerns. He wanted to inform Jia Qiang, but he had to inform Jia Qiang of his identity first.

The young eunuch He Ye was still dreaming. He was thinking about which level he would be promoted to with this contribution.

The Supreme Emperor did not expose Jia Qiang's life experience. In addition to protecting Jia Qiang, he also wanted to stabilize Dagan and protect the safety of Emperor Jingwen.

"Take it!" Dai Quan ordered with a wave of his hand.

"Master, what did He Ye do!" Dai Quan reported to the Emperor Huanghui.

"Yes, Master!" Dai Quan bowed and stepped back.

Keep beating, this means beating to death.

His eyes fell on the cabinet beside him, and then he opened the cabinet, and his face suddenly looked extremely ugly.

Unlike Emperor Jingwen, the intelligence network in his hands spread all over Daqian. He got more comprehensive information about Jia Qiang and knew more about Jia Qiang's horror.

Just like the scroll placed in the cabinet, the angle of the scroll is outward, but at this moment the direction of the scroll has changed.

This shows that someone has moved the scroll, or even taken the scroll out and put it back.

He just made some casual inquiries and found out what He Ye was doing.

In addition, the Supreme Emperor had a clear suspect, and under targeted investigation, everything about the young eunuch He Ye was undoubtedly exposed.

What Dai Quan meant by beating him all the time was that he would beat his body to pieces no matter He Ye's life or death, even if he died.

After Jia Qiang became a cabinet bachelor, he had considerable power in his hands, but he never used his status as a cabinet bachelor to win over officials from the DPRK and China to enhance his own power.

Dai Quan's pupils shrank rapidly, but he knew how important the scroll in the cabinet was.

"He Ye is yours, deal with it yourself, and then warn others!" The Supreme Emperor glanced at Dai Quan and said in a deep voice.

Dai Quan's heart sank. He would not think that the Supreme Emperor was really weak because he was old.

He Ye also understood that it was his fault. He was pulled to the square of Daming Palace and pressed on a stool. Two eunuchs held sticks and beat him down hard.

The hierarchy of eunuchs is very strict, and he wants to become a great eunuch like Dai Quan and Xia Shouzhong, who truly means that one person is inferior to ten thousand people.

The Supreme Emperor did not speak. He was thinking about what reason he would have when he left the Daming Palace to make the East Palace kill all the eunuchs.

Look at what Jia Qiang did, there was no passive counterattack.

He Ye still wanted to speak, but as soon as he opened his mouth, a cloth was stuffed in his mouth, causing him to only make a whining sound.

Emperor Jingwen, who had been around the capital, had no experience in leading an army, and lacked fear of powerful generals.

If he really wanted to kill someone, it only took a few blows from the eunuch holding the stick to kill him.

"Jingwen, Jingwen, don't do anything stupid!" He murmured softly.

While he was having a sweet dream, six strong eunuchs walked in, followed by Dai Quan.

The Supreme Emperor shook his head, thinking about the impact of this incident.

The Emperor's understanding of Jia Qiang is that as long as Jia Qiang is not provoked, Jia Qiang will not take the initiative.

"Slave, let's do it now!" Dai Quan bowed and stepped back.

At this moment, Dai Quan walked in, his eyes full of anger.

With just the first blow, the eunuch next to him heard the sound of bones breaking.

Many young eunuchs were frightened into silence when they saw this scene.

Dai Quan was very satisfied with this effect. He just wanted to let some thoughtful eunuchs know the fate of betrayers.

Many eunuchs saw some signs of what happened today. From the execution of all the eunuchs in the East Palace to the killing of He Ye, the young eunuch of the Daming Palace, there was definitely a connection.

In addition, the eunuchs also saw Emperor Jingwen's cruelty and had scruples about taking refuge in Emperor Jingwen.

The original trend in the palace towards Emperor Jingwen changed, and many eunuchs in the palace maintained a wait-and-see attitude.

Jia Qiang didn't know what happened in the palace. He was reading alone in the main hall.

Lin Daiyu and the other girls were all in the Grand View Garden, each setting up their own courtyard. "Master, Lixiangyuan has bought it!" Feicui walked into the room at this time and reported to Jia Qianghui.

"Rongguo Mansion really sold Lixiangyuan!" Jia Qiang said with slight surprise.

He thought that Rong Guofu would at least hesitate for a while before making a decision, but he did not expect to decide to give up Lixiangyuan so quickly.

You must know that in Beijing, selling one's own house is extremely rare for the Duke's Mansion. This is usually done by dilapidated houses.

In fact, Rong Guofu's decision to sell Lixiangyuan so quickly had something to do with Jia Qiang.

Jia Qiang emptied the warehouses of the four government offices and intensified the commercial competition with the four government offices, causing the four government offices to borrow money to survive in recent times.

No matter how frugal the four Dukes' mansions are, some necessary expenses are unavoidable, not to mention the masters, ladies, aunts, sons and ladies of the Dukes' mansion, all of whom are accustomed to delicacies from the mountains and seas and a luxurious life. It's a bit difficult for people to be frugal.

So it didn't take long for the four government offices to secretly sell some properties to collect the money.

No matter how secretly this kind of thing is done, it will be known to others.

The Rongguo Mansion certainly knew what the four Duke's Mansion had done. Although the situation in the Rongguo Mansion was better than that of the four Duke's Mansion, it was not much better.

Rongguo Mansion also wants to sell its property, but it is impossible to do so unless it is the most difficult time.

Jiahou's Mansion suddenly invited a middleman to buy Lixiangyuan. Jia's mother discussed it with several people and concluded that Lixiangyuan was indeed separated from Rongguo Mansion, so keeping it would not be of much use.

The most important thing is that Rongguo Mansion is out of money.

Rong Guofu finally offered a high price and sold Lixiangyuan for 30,000 taels of silver.

This is indeed a high price. Lixiangyuan is just a courtyard. The price of a courtyard like this in other places will not exceed ten thousand taels of silver.

Feicui immediately agreed after hearing this. This Lixiang Courtyard is next to the Grand View Garden. This location is very important to Jiahou Mansion.

Thirty thousand taels of silver is nothing to the Jiahou Mansion. A courtyard that increases the area of ​​the Jiahou Mansion would have been impossible to purchase if Rongguo Mansion had not been short of silver.

"Let's go to Madam to take care of the next thing!" Jia Qiang only cares about the big things outside. Lixiangyuan has been bought back. He also mentioned the matter. Lin Daiyu still has to take care of such matters in the house.

Jade retreated and went to find Lin Daiyu.

On that day, Yi Ya moved to Lixiangyuan with twelve dancers, and at the same time, twelve little actors also moved to Lixiangyuan.

Yi Ya's status was also promoted by Lin Daiyu, and she became a steward of Jiahou Mansion. Her task was to manage the troupe and dancers well.

In the evening, Jia Qiang and Lin Daiyu invited all the girls in the mansion to have dinner and watch a show at the Lotus Champs, which was also a test of the actors' abilities.

Although these young actors are very young, they are all very potential talents selected from Jiangnan, and they have learned a lot of drama at a young age.

"It's a pity that Sister Qin has a filial piety, otherwise she could come and participate!" Miaoyu couldn't help but said while watching the show and thinking of Qin Keqing.

Jia Qiang smiled and said nothing. No one could affect Qin Keqing's filial piety.

Jia Qiang has been reminding Lin Daiyu to be careful about Qin Keqing. Lin Daiyu is very confused about his caution, but she trusts him very much. Although she cares about Qin Keqing, she also keeps a distance.

"There is also a courtyard in the garden. Let's wait until Miss Qin becomes a filial piety to choose one!" Lin Daiyu said with a smile.

"Sister Lin, this garden is too empty. Give each of them a few more servants!" Jia Qiang looked at the women, then turned to Lin Daiyu and said.

"I think so too!" Lin Daiyu nodded and said.

The Jiahou Mansion itself has a lot of servants, and with the addition of the servants left in the Grand View Garden, the number of servants in the mansion has almost doubled.

With so many servants, in addition to taking care of the affairs of the house, they still have to arrange more things. They can't keep idle people.

The Jiahou Mansion is different from those houses with a long history. There are no older generations in the Jiahou Mansion, and there are no affairs involving relatives and friends, which greatly reduces the workload of the servants in the mansion.

"You guys should also taste it. This is the food cooked by Yuanzi's kitchen. If you have any comments, please let me know!" Jia Qiang continued.

"No wonder the taste is wrong, the food in the mansion is much more delicious than this!" Miaoyu said quickly.

Xichun, Yunfei and Zhujun also nodded in agreement with Miaoyu's words, but they came to the house just after the Spring Festival. The food in Daguanyuan tasted like the normal ones in Rongguo Mansion, and they didn't feel much difference.

The famous Qingfeng Tower in Daqian is the property of Jiahou Mansion. The food of Jiahou Mansion definitely surpasses the old Guogong Mansion like Rongguo Mansion.

"Yeah, there must be a secret recipe missing!" Lin Daiyu took over the family, so she knew the secret recipe for freshness at home, so she thought of a solution.

"I also feel that the chef's skills are pretty good, but the secret recipe is missing!" Jia Qiang nodded and commented objectively.

After all, they are the cooks prepared by Rongguo Mansion to welcome the Yuanchun Provincial Princess, and their own skills are sufficient.

After eating and listening to the play, everyone went back to their homes.

Lin Daiyu did not stay in the Grand View Garden, but returned to the main hall. As Jia Qiang said, she did not have much time to live in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion in the Grand View Garden.

The third day of Jia Qiang's wedding to Lin Daiyu was also the day they returned home.

Jia Qiang and Lin Daiyu brought gifts and went to Lin Mansion from the main entrance.

Lin Ruhai specially asked for leave today and waited at home. As soon as the young couple came in, Jia Qiang was pulled away by Lin Ruhai, and Lin Daiyu was pulled away by Jia Min.

Lin Daiyu and her mother Jia Min naturally talked about some topics at home with their daughters. They mainly asked about Lin Daiyu's life after marriage. There were many secret things that outsiders could not care about, and only her mother could easily communicate with them.

Lin Ruhai pulled Jia Qiang into the study, and a servant brought two cups of tea.

"I've been feeling a little weird lately!" Lin Ruhai waited until the servant left and said softly without even drinking tea.

Jia Qiang was startled. He would not go to court until tomorrow. He did not know what happened in the court in the past few days.

"What big thing happened in the court? What did you see?" Jia Qiang asked.

"Not only in the court, but also in Dali Temple, the relationship between me and Zuo Shaoqing was very harmonious. However, in the past two days, Zuo Shaoqing has been acting abnormally. I even learned from the arranged informant that Zuo Shaoqing was investigating. All the cases I worked on.

Some officials in the DPRK who used to get along well with me have also become vaguely separated from me. It seems that it happened after the day of your wedding. Lin Ruhai said in a deep voice.

His experience in the officialdom came from life and death situations like Yangzhou's Salt Patrol, and he was particularly keen on perceiving some dangers.

"As far as I know, Zuo Shaoqing of Dali Temple is a member of the Holy Sage. With the relationship between you and me, how could he want to deal with you?" Jia Qiang was really shocked and asked doubtfully.

"Those in the court are also members of the Holy One. Between you and the Holy One..." Although Lin Ruhai hadn't finished speaking, Jia Qiang already knew what he meant.

"On the day of the wedding, the Holy Father sent an imperial edict and congratulatory gifts, but I have never entered the palace since then!" Jia Qiang became even more puzzled and replied.

(End of this chapter)